Question 1

Managing data effectively is inexpensive for organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Tacit knowledge has which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) codified 
B) objective 
C) unstructured 
D) rational 
E) technical 
A) codified 
B) objective 
C) unstructured 
D) rational 
E) technical

Question 3

An entity is a person, place, thing, or event about which information is maintained.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_____ are fields in a record that have some identifying information but typically do not identify the record with complete accuracy.

Accepted Answer

A) Primary keys 
B) Secondary keys 
C) Duplicate keys 
D) Attribute keys 
E) Record keys 
A) Primary keys 
B) Secondary keys 
C) Duplicate keys 
D) Attribute keys 
E) Record keys

Question 5

The data in a data warehouse ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) are updated constantly in real time. 
B) are updated in batch mode, approximately once per day. 
C) are not updated. 
D) are purged constantly as new data enter. 
E) are available for MIS analysts, but not users. 
A) are updated constantly in real time. 
B) are updated in batch mode, approximately once per day. 
C) are not updated. 
D) are purged constantly as new data enter. 
E) are available for MIS analysts, but not users.

Question 6

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of characters into a word, a small group of words, or a complete number.

Accepted Answer

A) Byte 
B) Field 
C) Record 
D) File 
E) Database 
A) Byte 
B) Field 
C) Record 
D) File 
E) Database

Question 7

When you start a job, you watch what other employees are doing and ask them to explain why they do it in a particular way. They are sharing their tacit knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ describe(s)the activities of the business, whereas _____ categorize(s), aggregate(s), and evaluate(s)data generated by the organization's activities.

Accepted Answer

A) Transaction data, master data 
B) Source data, transaction data 
C) Operational data, master data 
D) Master data, source data 
E) Business dimensional data, databases 
A) Transaction data, master data 
B) Source data, transaction data 
C) Operational data, master data 
D) Master data, source data 
E) Business dimensional data, databases

Question 9

When you start a job, you are given an employee handbook which contains the company's tacit knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the three distinct characteristics that distinguish big data from traditional data?

Accepted Answer

A) volume, variety and veracity 
B) volume, velocity and verification 
C) volume, velocity and variety 
D) volume, verification and variety 
A) volume, variety and veracity 
B) volume, velocity and verification 
C) volume, velocity and variety 
D) volume, verification and variety

Question 11

Place the following members of the data hierarchy in their correct order:

Accepted Answer

A) Bit - byte - field - record - database - file 
B) Bit - field - byte - record - file - database 
C) Byte - bit - record - field - database 
D) Bit - byte - field - record - file - database 
E) Bit - record - field - byte - file -- database 
A) Bit - byte - field - record - database - file 
B) Bit - field - byte - record - file - database 
C) Byte - bit - record - field - database 
D) Bit - byte - field - record - file - database 
E) Bit - record - field - byte - file -- database

Question 12

You would be an instance of your university's STUDENT class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the data hierarchy, the smallest element is the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Record. 
B) Bit. 
C) Byte. 
D) Character. 
E) File. 
A) Record. 
B) Bit. 
C) Byte. 
D) Character. 
E) File.

Question 14

Refer to IT's About Business 3.2 - Google's Knowledge Graph: Google's knowledge graph has been integrated into YouTube where it is used to organize videos and make suggestions to users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

________ occurs when applications cannot access data associated with other applications.

Accepted Answer

A) Data isolation 
B) Data integrity 
C) Data consistency 
D) Data redundancy 
E) Application/Data dependence 
A) Data isolation 
B) Data integrity 
C) Data consistency 
D) Data redundancy 
E) Application/Data dependence

Question 16

The relational database model is based on the concept of three-dimensional tables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

You have a checking account and a separate savings account in your neighborhood bank. You've recently moved and gave the bank your new address for your checking account. You forgot all about the savings account. About three months later you receive a letter about your savings account which was sent to the wrong address. This is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Data redundancy 
B) Data inconsistency 
C) Data isolation 
D) Data security 
E) Data dependence. 
A) Data redundancy 
B) Data inconsistency 
C) Data isolation 
D) Data security 
E) Data dependence.

Question 18

Today, large corporations are able to process big data but only at great expense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following actions is a typical first step that an organization might take towards managing big data?

Accepted Answer

A) developing data warehouses for decision making. 
B) integrating information silos into a database environment. 
C) translating databases to NoSQL. 
D) purchasing knowledge management systems 
A) developing data warehouses for decision making. 
B) integrating information silos into a database environment. 
C) translating databases to NoSQL. 
D) purchasing knowledge management systems

Question 20

Historically, management information systems have focused on capturing, storing, managing, and reporting _____ knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) tacit 
B) explicit 
C) managerial 
D) geographical 
E) cultural 
A) tacit 
B) explicit 
C) managerial 
D) geographical 
E) cultural

Managing data effectively is inexpensive for organizations.

Tacit knowledge has which of the following characteristics?

An entity is a person, place, thing, or event about which information is maintained.

_____ are fields in a record that have some identifying information but typically do not identify the record with complete accuracy.

The data in a data warehouse ___________.

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of characters into a word, a small group of words, or a complete number.

When you start a job, you watch what other employees are doing and ask them to explain why they do it in a particular way. They are sharing their tacit knowledge.

_ describe(s)the activities of the business, whereas _ categorize(s), aggregate(s), and evaluate(s)data generated by the organization's activities.

When you start a job, you are given an employee handbook which contains the company's tacit knowledge.

What are the three distinct characteristics that distinguish big data from traditional data?

Place the following members of the data hierarchy in their correct order:

You would be an instance of your university's STUDENT class.

In the data hierarchy, the smallest element is the _____.

Refer to IT's About Business 3.2 - Google's Knowledge Graph: Google's knowledge graph has been integrated into YouTube where it is used to organize videos and make suggestions to users.

________ occurs when applications cannot access data associated with other applications.

The relational database model is based on the concept of three-dimensional tables.

Today, large corporations are able to process big data but only at great expense.

Which of the following actions is a typical first step that an organization might take towards managing big data?

Historically, management information systems have focused on capturing, storing, managing, and reporting _____ knowledge.

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Telecommunications and Networking

Business Analytics

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Social Computing

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Plug It in 7 Protecting Your Information Assets

Plug It in 1 Business Processes and Business Process Management

Plug It in 2 Hardware and Soft Ware

Plug It in 3 Fundamentals of Relational Database Operations

Plug It in 4 Cloud Computing

Plug It in 5 Artificial Intelligence

Plug It in 6 Project Management

Filters

Exam 3: Data and Knowledge Management

Managing data effectively is inexpensive for organizations.

Tacit knowledge has which of the following characteristics?

An entity is a person, place, thing, or event about which information is maintained.

_____ are fields in a record that have some identifying information but typically do not identify the record with complete accuracy.

The data in a data warehouse ___________.

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of characters into a word, a small group of words, or a complete number.

When you start a job, you watch what other employees are doing and ask them to explain why they do it in a particular way. They are sharing their tacit knowledge.

_____ describe(s)the activities of the business, whereas _____ categorize(s), aggregate(s), and evaluate(s)data generated by the organization's activities.

When you start a job, you are given an employee handbook which contains the company's tacit knowledge.

What are the three distinct characteristics that distinguish big data from traditional data?

Place the following members of the data hierarchy in their correct order:

You would be an instance of your university's STUDENT class.

In the data hierarchy, the smallest element is the _____.

Refer to IT's About Business 3.2 - Google's Knowledge Graph: Google's knowledge graph has been integrated into YouTube where it is used to organize videos and make suggestions to users.

________ occurs when applications cannot access data associated with other applications.

The relational database model is based on the concept of three-dimensional tables.

Today, large corporations are able to process big data but only at great expense.

Which of the following actions is a typical first step that an organization might take towards managing big data?

Historically, management information systems have focused on capturing, storing, managing, and reporting _____ knowledge.

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Telecommunications and Networking

Business Analytics

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Social Computing

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Plug It in 7 Protecting Your Information Assets

Plug It in 1 Business Processes and Business Process Management

Plug It in 2 Hardware and Soft Ware

Plug It in 3 Fundamentals of Relational Database Operations

Plug It in 4 Cloud Computing

Plug It in 5 Artificial Intelligence

Plug It in 6 Project Management

Filters

_ describe(s)the activities of the business, whereas _ categorize(s), aggregate(s), and evaluate(s)data generated by the organization's activities.